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Johnny Allen's​/​The West Wind​/​The Boy in the Gap (Reels)

from King of the Blind by Joey Abarta

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“Johnny Allen’s” or “An Bhean Tincéara” is a tune I have always associated with the playing of Willie Clancy and many other Clare musicians. Johnny Allen was a fiddle player from East Clare and had a reputation as a great musician that outlived him generations after. Francis O'Neill collected this tune and many others from Johnny on a trip to the Sliabh Aughty area in 1906 and the reel became a favorite of musicians in Chicago. I first heard “The West Wind” from a recording of Willie Clancy and Bobby Casey. I believe it’s an easier going version of the piping spectacle “Colonel Fraser’s”. “The Boy in the Gap” is a great reel that I’ve loved for a long time. It’s said that Paddy Taylor composed the third part. The reel is usually played with the first part doubled and second and third parts singled.
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from King of the Blind, released March 31, 2023

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Joey Abarta Boston, Massachusetts

Joey Abarta has spent more than half his life traveling, teaching, and performing music on the uilleann pipes, the irish bagpipe. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, grants, and fellowships for his playing, performances and teaching in the traditional arts. ... more

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